Michael Chua

Program Director, Pediatric Urology Fellowship, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery
International Affiliate: Section Chief, Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery and Transitional Urology, Institute of Urology, St. Luke’s Medical Center (Philippines)

Project Investigator, Child Health Evaluative Sciences

• Program Director, Paediatric Urology Fellowship Program, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
• Inaugural/Founding Program Director, Joint Paediatric & Adult Genitourinary Reconstructive and Functional Urology Fellowship
• Director, Bladder Reconstruction Independence Development, Diversion for Genitourinary Empowerment (BRIDGE)
• Lecturer/Co-Director, CIRCLES (Circumcision Learning Experience Using Simulator), SickKids
• Head, Robotic Program Partnership- SickKids-TGH
• Lead Faculty, Academy of Evidence-Based Pediatric Urology

Dr. Michael E. Chua is a Staff Urologist in the Division of Urology at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and an Assistant Professor of Global Surgery in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto. He serves as Program Director of the Paediatric Urology Fellowship at SickKids and also holds an international clinical leadership appointment in reconstructive and transitional urology at St. Luke’s Medical Center in the Philippines. In addition to specialty training in functional, paediatric and transitional urology and adult genitourinary reconstruction, Dr. Chua completed graduate training in global health planning and management (M.A.Sc.) at Johns Hopkins University- Bloomberg School of Public Health and health-care leadership and management (D.Sc.) from University of Alabama at Birmingham. His clinical practice focuses on complex paediatric and reconstructive urology, including transitional care for congenital urogenital conditions requiring lifelong follow-up. He leads education and capacity-building initiatives at SickKids through structured curricula, simulation, and evidence-based teaching platforms, with aligned local and global partnerships.

Research

Chua’s research integrates outcomes evaluation, learning health systems, and technology-enabled education to improve care in paediatric and reconstructive urology. A major focus is reconstructive paediatric urology outcomes and learning-curve analytics (including mentorship and time-to-event approaches) to strengthen decision-making, counselling, and competency-based training. He also studies neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction and transitional care pathways, translating evidence into pragmatic models for patients with lifelong congenital urogenital conditions. In parallel, his scholarship evaluates augmented/mixed reality and AI-enabled tools to support scalable, structured training and capacity-building in resource-limited settings. These themes are intentionally aligned with program development at SickKids (e.g., BRIDGE, CIRCLES, and evidence-based paediatric urology initiatives) and with longitudinal global surgery collaborations centered on mentorship and sustainable training.

Clinical & Academic Interests

• Global surgery and capacity-building in paediatric and reconstructive urology
• Paediatric urolithiases, Minimally Invasive, and Robotic-Assisted Surgeries
• Evidence-Based Urology, Clinical practice guideline development and implementation
• Neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction and transitional urology
• Outcomes research, learning health systems, and learning-curve analytics
• Simulation, augmented/mixed reality, and AI-enabled surgical education

Education and experience

• 2021–2024: Doctor of Science (Healthcare Leadership & Management), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
• 2019–2021: Master of Applied Science (Global Health Planning & Management), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
• 2019–2021: Paediatric & Transitional Urology Clinical Fellowship, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2018–2019: Adult & paediatric Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery Clinical Fellowship, Eastern Virginia Medical School / Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA, USA
• 2015–2017: Paediatric Urology Clinical Fellowship, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2015: Urodynamics & paediatric LUTD Training/Research Fellowship, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital (New Taipei Branch), Taiwan
• 2009–2014: Urology Residency, Institute of Urology, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines
• 2003–2008: MD, St. Luke’s College of Medicine, Quezon City, Philippines

Achievements

• 2025: Paediatric Urology Mentor of the Year Award, Division of Urology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2025: Research Award, Philippines Urological Association, Philippines
• 2024–2027: Editorial Board Member, Asian Journal of Urology
• 2024: Datta G. Wagle Young Investigator Award, Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association, USA
• 2023: Jewett Post-Grad Lecturer Award, Division of Urology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

1. Chua ME, Lee SY, Tanaka S, Hearld KR, Lemak CH. The impact of a urologic transitional care program on changes in transition readiness and healthcare resource utilization among adolescents with congenital urogenital conditions requiring lifelong care. Pediatr Surg Int. 2026;42(1):62. doi:10.1007/s00383-025-06281-7. PMID:41489647.
2. Chua, M. E., Aba, K. L., Rivera, K., Nguyen, A. D., Rickard, M., Salle, J. P., Lorenzo, A., Chong, E. C., & See, M. C., 4th (2026). Enhancing surgical capacity in the low- to middle-income countries An initial report of a Global Surgery Partnership Initiative in pediatric and reconstructive urology using a mixed-method approach. Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada, 20(2), 50–56. 
3. Chua, M. E., Doiron, R. C., McCammon, K., Chong, E., Lapitan, M. C., Aldana, J. P., Limjoco, D., Castillo, J., Serrano, D., & See, M., 4th (2025). Building Sustainable Reconstructive Urology Capacity in the Philippines: A Collaborative Global Surgery Mentorship Model. Urology practice, 101097UPJ0000000000000939. Advance online publication. 
4. Chua, M. E., Rivera, K., Romao, R., Kim, J. K., Varghese, A., Rickard, M., Salle, P., Santos, J. D., Cunningham, J., Pannozzo, B., & Lorenzo, A. (2025). Mitrofanoff complications: time-to-event analysis of split versus intact appendix and meta-analysis. World journal of urology, 43(1), 90. 
5. Chua, M. E., Yadav, P., Wang, P. Z. T., Mau, E. E., Keefe, D. T., De Los Reyes, T. J., Lee, L., Blais, A. S., Lorenzo, A. J., Pediatric Urologists of Canada, Farhat, W. A., & Tanaka, S. T. (2023). 2023 Canadian Urological Association/Pediatric Urologists of Canada guideline: Pediatric patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction Full-text version. Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada, 17(10), E338–E357. 

Funding

• 2025: Perioperative Services (POS) Summer Studentship Grant, Principal Investigator, SickKids Perioperative Services, 6,000 CAD
• 2025: Urovant URO-901-3007 NDO Canada Site, Site Principal Investigator, (amount pending)
• 2024: Datta G. Wagle Young Investigator Awards, Principal Investigator, Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association, 30,000 USD